Association Of Hypoglycemia With Atherosclerosis Now Extended To Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

These data support that hypoglycemia by itself seem to be a contributing factor for atherosclerosis," Mita and colleagues indicated. The researchers suggest several mechanisms may underlie the atherosclerotic changes associated with hypoglycemic episodes, including changes in blood constituents, inflammation, and coagulation and fibrinolysis that may result from defense responses to hypoglycemia. - See more at: http://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/hypoglycemic-episodes-linked-to-atherosclerosis-in-type-2-diabetes#sthash.qc2cWyLJ.dpuf http://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/hypoglycemic-episodes-linked-to-atherosclerosis-in-type-2-diabetes